{"id":3972,"date":"2020-02-28T15:12:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T20:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/?p=3972"},"modified":"2021-05-18T17:08:48","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T21:08:48","slug":"the-11-best-cloud-management-platforms-for-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/the-11-best-cloud-management-platforms-for-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The 11 Best Cloud Management Platforms for 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3973\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2020\/02\/best-cloud-1.jpg\" alt=\"The 11 Best Cloud Management Platforms for 2020\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2020\/02\/best-cloud-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2020\/02\/best-cloud-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2020\/02\/best-cloud-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2020\/02\/best-cloud-1-540x270.jpg 540w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2020\/02\/best-cloud-1-162x81.jpg 162w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2020\/02\/best-cloud-1-360x180.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><b>Solutions Review\u2019s listing of the best cloud management platforms is an annual sneak peak of the vendors included in our <a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/managed-service-provider-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buyer\u2019s Guide<\/a>\u00a0and Solutions Directory. Information was gathered via online materials and reports, conversations with vendor representatives, and\u00a0<\/b><b>examinations<\/b><b>\u00a0of product\u00a0<\/b><b>demonstrations<\/b><b>\u00a0and free trials.<\/b><\/em><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The editors at Solutions Review have developed this resource to assist buyers in search of the best cloud management platforms to fit the needs of their organization. Choosing the right vendor and platform <a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/whats-changed-2020-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-cloud-management-platforms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">can be a complicated process<\/a> \u2014 one that requires in-depth research and often comes down to more than just the tool and its technical capabilities. To make your search a little easier, we\u2019ve profiled the best cloud management platform vendors all in one place. We\u2019ve also included platform names and areas of focus, as well as introductory software tutorials straight from the source so you can see each solution in action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0Companies are listed in alphabetical order.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"widget\"><div class=\"aside-card\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a class=\"msp-speedbump\" title=\"Download link to Managed Service Providers Buyers Guide\" href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/managed-service-provider-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1682\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2018\/07\/Managed-Service-Providers-Speedbump-1.jpg\" alt=\"Download Link to Managed Service Providers Buyers Guide\" width=\"771\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centilytics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Centilytics<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centilytics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3974\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2020\/02\/centilytics.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Platform:<\/strong> Centilytics<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Related Tools:<\/strong> Cloud Visibility, Optimization &amp; Allocation, Cloud Automation<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> Centilytics is a cloud management platform that allows users to manage their multicloud infrastructure. The platform is divided into five products that each handle a specific cloud management capability. Cloud Visibility grants granular visibility into each user account across public clouds by services, regions, and resource tags. Optimization &amp; Allocation prevents cost leaks by planning with accurate recommendations for cloud optimization. Cloud Automation allows workloads and automated backups to improve engineering efficiency.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Centilytics : Cloud Management &amp; Governance Platform\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-Vvgh-aLZVI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box box3\">Learn more and compare products with the Solutions Review <a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/managed-service-provider-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Buyer&#8217;s Guide for Cloud Managed Service Providers<\/em>.<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudability.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Cloudability<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudability.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3975\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2020\/02\/cloudability.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Platform:<\/strong> Cloudability<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> Cloudability, an Apptio company, is a cloud management platform that focuses on reducing cloud spending for enterprises. The platform ingests exabytes of data, including billing, usage, performance and custom vendor pricing; the data is then pumped into the platform&#8217;s data analytics engine that provides granular insights on cloud costs. Cloudability provides visibility and allocation capabilities, as well as utilization, continuous improvement and operations, and data transformation features.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kmt5wTV5T3Y<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box box3\">Learn more and compare products with the Solutions Review <a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/managed-service-provider-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Buyer&#8217;s Guide for Cloud Managed Service Providers<\/em>.<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudbolt.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CloudBolt<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudbolt.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3976\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2020\/02\/cloudbolt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Platform:<\/strong> CloudBolt<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> CloudBolt is a cloud management platform that helps users manage their hybrid and multicloud environments through self-service IT. With CloudBolt, you can inventory your hybrid cloud environments, automate and orchestrate IT workload delivery, and manage and track cloud spend. Users are given rich dashboards that provide visibility into multicloud infrastructure so IT teams can make informed decisions. The platform can also integrate with ServiceNow, Terraform, Ansible, and Chef, among other tools.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is CloudBolt?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OmsJUBW6lZ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box box3\">Learn more and compare products with the Solutions Review <a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/managed-service-provider-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Buyer&#8217;s Guide for Cloud Managed Service Providers<\/em>.<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cloudcheckr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CloudCheckr<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cloudcheckr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3977\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2020\/02\/cloudcheckr.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Platform:<\/strong> CloudCheckr<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> CloudCheckr is a cloud management platform that focuses on cloud security, cost management, and resource utilization. The platform generates a complete picture of their environment with solutions that include cost optimization, cloud billing, finance management, cloud security, total compliance, and cloud automation. CloudCheckr users can manage single cloud or multi-cloud environments, including Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, with a unified cost, security, compliance, inventory, and utilization solutions.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3_t_eywvG0w<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box box3\">Learn more and compare products with the Solutions Review <a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/managed-service-provider-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Buyer&#8217;s Guide for Cloud Managed Service Providers<\/em>.<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudhealthtech.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CloudHealth<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3987\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2020\/02\/cloudhealth.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Platform:<\/strong> CloudHealth by VMware<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Related Tools:<\/strong> VMware Hybrid Cloud Platform, vRealize Automation Cloud<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> CloudHealth by VMware is a cloud management platform that allows users to analyze and manage cloud cost, usage, security, and governance. The platform lets users leverage dynamic multicloud reports and custom dashboards, monitor increases in cloud spending, customize security policies across business units, and maintain control through custom policies and workflows. CloudHealth also grants insights into visibility and optimization for Kubernetes, Mesos, and Amazon ECS container environments.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cloud Governance for Cost, Usage, Performance and Security\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/25uV5r76-Hc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box box3\">Learn more and compare products with the Solutions Review <a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/managed-service-provider-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Buyer&#8217;s Guide for Cloud Managed Service Providers<\/em>.<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embotics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Embotics<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embotics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3980\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2020\/02\/embotics.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Platform:<\/strong> Embotics Commander<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> Embotics Commander is a cloud management platform that helps users manage multi-hypervisor and multicloud environments. The platform provides management and visibility capabilities for public, private, and hybrid cloud deployments. Users can automate approvals, provisioning, decommissioning and custom actions through built-in orchestration as well as enable self-service through easily customizable service catalogs and an on-demand user portal. Commander also comes with features for cloud expense management and governance.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embotics vCommander 7 | What&#039;s New\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UersqnnCtEM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box box3\">Learn more and compare products with the Solutions Review <a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/managed-service-provider-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Buyer&#8217;s Guide for Cloud Managed Service Providers<\/em>.<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flexera.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Flexera<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flexera.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3981\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2020\/02\/flexera.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Platform:<\/strong> Flexera Cloud Management Platform<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Related Tools:<\/strong> Optima, Flexera SaaS Manager<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> Flexera is a cloud management platform provider that helps companies manage and govern across public private clouds. The platform offers capabilities for discovery, template-based provisioning, orchestration, automation, operational monitoring and management, governance; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flexera.com\/products\/spend-optimization\/cloud-cost-management.html\">cost optimization<\/a> across multiple public and private clouds as well as virtual and bare-metal servers. Flexera offers support for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, VMware vSphere, and more.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iL0Bg1-dXT4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box box3\">Learn more and compare products with the Solutions Review <a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/managed-service-provider-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Buyer&#8217;s Guide for Cloud Managed Service Providers<\/em>.<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/cloud\/multicloud-manager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>IBM<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/cloud\/multicloud-manager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3979\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2020\/02\/ibm.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Platform:<\/strong> IBM Multicloud Manager<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Related Tools:<\/strong> IBM Cloud<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> IBM Multicloud Manager is a cloud management platform that enables enterprises to oversee multiple Kubernetes clusters on both public or private cloud infrastructures. The platform lets users manage numerous Kubernetes clusters in multiple clouds for complete cluster lifecycle management in a single dashboard. Users can enforce policies at the target clusters using Kubernetes-supported custom resource definitions and set up predictive alert systems, including automatic backup and disaster recovery options and workload transfers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IBM Multicloud Manager Demo (MCM)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iCCpiWJfj8o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box box3\">Learn more and compare products with the Solutions Review <a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/managed-service-provider-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Buyer&#8217;s Guide for Cloud Managed Service Providers<\/em>.<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morpheusdata.com\/cmp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Morpheus Data<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morpheusdata.com\/cmp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3982\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2020\/02\/morpheus.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Platform:<\/strong> Morpheus<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> Morpheus Data is a cloud management platform provider that allows users to modernize hybrid IT application lifecycles. The platform has a built-in service catalog with over 50 apps and best practice layouts for operating systems, databases, web servers, and more. Users can provision services and multi-tier apps that even span multiple clouds and platforms. Deployments can be uploaded directly, pulled from a build server, pulled from Git or via Jenkins, Gradle, and Maven, and can include binary artifacts and compressed archives.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Morpheus Data Overview\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fMAwfvMsbEA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box box3\">Learn more and compare products with the Solutions Review <a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/managed-service-provider-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Buyer&#8217;s Guide for Cloud Managed Service Providers<\/em>.<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nutanix.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Nutanix<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nutanix.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3984\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2020\/02\/nutanix.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Platform:<\/strong> Beam<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Related Tools:<\/strong> Clusters, Xi IoT<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> Nutanix Beam is a cloud management platform that provides users with capabilities to minimize cloud costs and security risks. Administrators gain visibility into cloud consumption patterns across public and private clouds, as well as identify idle and underutilized resources and receive reserved instance recommendations for deep cost savings. Companies can identify and fix security issues in real-time, automating compliance checks for cloud operations using over 250 different audits.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Multi-cloud cost optimization | Nutanix Beam\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u6OTsD3ry0c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box box3\">Learn more and compare products with the Solutions Review <a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/managed-service-provider-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Buyer&#8217;s Guide for Cloud Managed Service Providers<\/em>.<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redhat.com\/en\/technologies\/management\/cloudforms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Red Hat<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redhat.com\/en\/technologies\/management\/cloudforms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3985\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2020\/02\/red-hat.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Platform:<\/strong> Red Hat CloudForms<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Related Tools:<\/strong> Red Hat Cloud Suite, Red Hat OpenShift, Red hat Hyperconverged Infrastructure<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> Red Hat CloudForms is a cloud and infrastructure management platform that allows IT departments to control users\u2019 self-service abilities to provision, manage, and ensure compliance across virtual machines and private clouds. Administrators can provision and manage across physical, virtual, and private cloud platforms; in addition, CloudForms allows users to discover, monitor, and track private cloud and virtual resources and delegate provisioning, reconfiguration, and retirement to end users through a web-based self-service catalog.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Red Hat Consulting: Ansible, CloudForms, and OpenShift Integration\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-TKBQwIJMVE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box box3\">Learn more and compare products with the Solutions Review <a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/managed-service-provider-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Buyer&#8217;s Guide for Cloud Managed Service Providers<\/em>.<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>To compare the best cloud managed service providers, consult our <a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/managed-service-provider-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Cloud Managed Service Providers Buyer&#8217;s Guide<\/em><\/a> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/cloud-msp-vendor-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cloud MSP Vendor Map<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"widget\"><div class=\"aside-card\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a class=\"msp-vm-speedbump\" title=\"Download link to Cloud MSP Vendor Map\" href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/cloud-msp-vendor-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1682\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2019\/04\/Cloud-MSP-Speedbump-VendorMap.jpg\" alt=\"Download Link to Cloud MSP Vendor Map\" width=\"771\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solutions Review\u2019s listing of the best cloud management platforms is an annual sneak peak of the vendors included in our Buyer\u2019s Guide\u00a0and Solutions Directory. 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